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Show PRELIMINARY BOUTS TO BE WHIRLWIND ONES Tho local ring followers will witness one of tho best preliminaries ever pulled off In this city next Thursday evening at the Grand Theater. Frcckels" O'Brien and "Young Tex" are the two clever lightweights who are scheduled to perform, per-form, and if "dope" counts for anything they aro certainly thero with tho goods. In fact tho preliminary Is apt to overshadow over-shadow tho main event If the little whirlwinds whirl-winds really get into action. O'Brien is one of the cleverest lightweights light-weights In the ring today. During his career he has twice mixed matters with tho Terrible Todd McGovcm, and In both contests he showed his ability to give and take. Attached to his girdle aro lh scalps of any number of has-beens and he declares he will pin on another next Thursday. Young Tex" Is a newcomer from Colorado, Colo-rado, and It Is reported that he carries tho same line of goods that "Young" Corbctt does. At any rate, hl3 record shows that ho possesses the same sleep-producing sleep-producing punch, for during the past few .months he has cleaned up almost everything every-thing In his lino within tho limits of Colorado. He Is now on a search for new game and declares that he will make short work of O'Brien. "If I fall," said he, "It's all off with me, for you see that means that I will have to hike back to the tall pines, and that's Just what I don't want to do." Jimmy Flynn and Tommy Relllv, the two principals, have been training diligently dili-gently for a long time, and oughl to be In the very pink of condition for their 1 battle. Flynn has been doing his training I al the fire department gymnasium, whllo Kcllly has been working out at Thompson's Thomp-son's gymnasium. Both are well known In Utah and In the neighboring States, where they have gained many victories. Flynn seems to have Improved greatly slnco his last fight here with Wlllard Bean. Ho Js ntrongcr, faster and shows more experience as a result of his Imlx-ups Imlx-ups with some of the best men In Colo-rada. |